Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Mammal Monday

A rising tide lifts all boats, but also covers over this seal rock off Staten Island. Good timing here…

An hour earlier, at the nadir of the tide.

There were a couple of these Atlantic Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) around.

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